MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The State Board of Judicial Conduct has recommended that Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Melissa Boyd be removed from office.
The board sent a letter to Tennessee House of Representatives Speaker Cameron Sexton and Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally Thursday.
In the letter, the board states that during an investigation into Boyd’s social media activities, the board received affidavits from someone who claimed to have been Boyd’s campaign manager during the 2022 election.
In the affidavits, Boyd was accused of admitting to having cocaine in her home and that she had used cocaine “on and off” for the past year. The affidavits also stated that the campaign manager claimed to have seen Boyd smoke marijuana multiple times since she was elected.
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The board reportedly received another affidavit in December 2022, in which the campaign manager claimed to have seen Boyd intoxicated “many times before” and that Boyd became “aggressive and hostile” when she drank.